Return of property to defendant; bond
Sec. 22. (a) In an action under this chapter, the defendant:
(1) at any time before the hearing on the preliminary order; or
(2) if final judgment has not been entered, within the time fixed
in the order of possession;
may require the return of the property upon filing with the court a
written undertaking executed by a surety to be approved by the court.
(b) The written undertaking must provide that the defendant is
bound:
(1) as to the value of the property, as determined by the court,
for the delivery of the property to the plaintiff, if delivery is
ultimately ordered; and
(2) for the payment to plaintiff of the sum that may be
recovered against the defendant in the action for the defendant's
wrongful detention of the property.
As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.20.
Last modified: May 24, 2006